CVE-2024-57970
low-risk
Published 2025-02-16
libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c via a TAR archive because it mishandles truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname.
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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4
CVSS 4.0/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
19
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal